fewer spots available for next year?

[Anonymous]

I guess the people who bailed on public during the pandemic are keeping their kids enrolled in private after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. We were told this by another school discussed widely on this forum.

Can someone say which school? I don't continuously follow the forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they're over their enrollment cap, can they admit any kids?
I'm confused.

The class of 2025 is huge at GDS and other privates as well. That was the first Covid year. I think NCS corrected last year by limiting acceptances to the class of 2026. It effect may drag on for a few more years.

I wonder if the city audited the numbers at GDS which led to this email. If that is the case, I bet they audited the rest too.

Good way for DCPS to stem the exodus of kids fleeing the system, especially high performing or heavily resourced kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS just sent out the following message to current families:
"Our zoning approval process also sets a specific enrollment cap for the School. During the pandemic, as parents sought alternative educational experiences for their children, GDS experienced increased enrollment. Our attrition (the number of students leaving the school) decreased and our yield (the number of students who chose to enroll following our acceptance during admissions season) increased. This phenomenon was experienced by independent schools and colleges and universities nationwide.
As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year, GDS is obligated to move into compliance. This means that for next year we will need to admit fewer students than normal."

Are other private schools admitting fewer students for next year?

We didn’t receive that. Does it come through once you renew the contract?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year

So with their current pk-12 student body, they exceed caps. So will they fill a normal-sized pK class and not fill attrition in other classes? Or are they going to reduce the size of pK as well? Also when they say “next year” are they referring to the admissions season currently in progress?

Great question.

I suppose it depends on each grade’s current size and desired size next year.

What’s the procedure for getting these capped waived given the public school issues and avoid shutdown dynamic. Families don’t like switching schools every couple years due to a crazy pandemic and response. Can’t the community and local govt agree with that and waive things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they're over their enrollment cap, can they admit any kids?
I'm confused.

The class of 2025 is huge at GDS and other privates as well. That was the first Covid year. I think NCS corrected last year by limiting acceptances to the class of 2026. It effect may drag on for a few more years.

I wonder if the city audited the numbers at GDS which led to this email. If that is the case, I bet they audited the rest too.

Good way for DCPS to stem the exodus of kids fleeing the system, especially high performing or heavily resourced kids.

Good way to make people leave town. Entirely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS just sent out the following message to current families:
"Our zoning approval process also sets a specific enrollment cap for the School. During the pandemic, as parents sought alternative educational experiences for their children, GDS experienced increased enrollment. Our attrition (the number of students leaving the school) decreased and our yield (the number of students who chose to enroll following our acceptance during admissions season) increased. This phenomenon was experienced by independent schools and colleges and universities nationwide.
As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year, GDS is obligated to move into compliance. This means that for next year we will need to admit fewer students than normal."

Are other private schools admitting fewer students for next year?

We didn’t receive that. Does it come through once you renew the contract?

Wohoo! I’m a neighbor and happy that they’re finally limiting enrollment the way they agreed to.

[Anonymous]

So whatever they're currently over by, they just subtract from the number of kids they typically admit.
Let's say they're over by 25. Maybe they admit 35 to 9th instead instead of 50. And 5 to 6th grade instead of 10. And 10 to kindergarten instead of 15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year

So with their current pk-12 student body, they exceed caps. So will they fill a normal-sized pK class and not fill attrition in other classes? Or are they going to reduce the size of pK as well? Also when they say “next year” are they referring to the admissions season currently in progress?

Great question.

I suppose it depends on each grade’s current size and desired size next year.

What’s the procedure for getting these capped waived given the public school issues and avoid shutdown dynamic. Families don’t like switching schools every couple years due to a crazy pandemic and response. Can’t the community and local govt agree with that and waive things.

Who is switching schools due to the cap? They just have to take fewer students this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS just sent out the following message to current families:
"Our zoning approval process also sets a specific enrollment cap for the School. During the pandemic, as parents sought alternative educational experiences for their children, GDS experienced increased enrollment. Our attrition (the number of students leaving the school) decreased and our yield (the number of students who chose to enroll following our acceptance during admissions season) increased. This phenomenon was experienced by independent schools and colleges and universities nationwide.
As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year, GDS is obligated to move into compliance. This means that for next year we will need to admit fewer students than normal."

Are other private schools admitting fewer students for next year?

We didn’t receive that. Does it come through once you renew the contract?

No, it was on one of the links in today's email

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So whatever they're currently over by, they just subtract from the number of kids they typically admit.
Let's say they're over by 25. Maybe they admit 35 to 9th instead instead of 50. And 5 to 6th grade instead of 10. And 10 to kindergarten instead of 15.

This.

[Anonymous]

It must be tag DC audited their enrollment and is cracking down. I can't imagine GDS is voluntarily doing this. I wonder how it will effect other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year

So with their current pk-12 student body, they exceed caps. So will they fill a normal-sized pK class and not fill attrition in other classes? Or are they going to reduce the size of pK as well? Also when they say “next year” are they referring to the admissions season currently in progress?

Great question.

I suppose it depends on each grade’s current size and desired size next year.

What’s the procedure for getting these capped waived given the public school issues and avoid shutdown dynamic. Families don’t like switching schools every couple years due to a crazy pandemic and response. Can’t the community and local govt agree with that and waive things.

Get over yourself. There’s no getting it waived. It’s a safety issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As we are currently over the enrollment cap in our agreement (1,075), for the 2023-24 school year

So with their current pk-12 student body, they exceed caps. So will they fill a normal-sized pK class and not fill attrition in other classes? Or are they going to reduce the size of pK as well? Also when they say “next year” are they referring to the admissions season currently in progress?

Great question.

I suppose it depends on each grade’s current size and desired size next year.

What’s the procedure for getting these capped waived given the public school issues and avoid shutdown dynamic. Families don’t like switching schools every couple years due to a crazy pandemic and response. Can’t the community and local govt agree with that and waive things.

Get over yourself. There’s no getting it waived. It’s a safety issue.

It's a traffic issue, not a safety issue. But it's still not being waived, nor is there any reasons for such a request.

[Anonymous]

Local city or county also has to approve it so lots of bureaucracy and not in their best interest to boost private or charter enrollment.